—When you finish that report, here are all the files for the next one we need to complete, by tomorrow evening.
— ________ Can't you extend the deadline? I've got a headache and I've hardly slept all week.
—I'll see what I can do, but take some aspirin and keep working.
| A．I'm not even halfway through this first one! | ||
| B．It looks like it went through just fine. | C．Oh, I'm sure I can help you do that. | D．What do you want to discuss? |
Such shocking news made me realize _____ terrible problems we would face.
| A．what | B．how | C．that | D．why |
— Hey, man! Why so tired?
— I _____ for weeks for the coming celebration of the school’s 100th anniversary.
| A．was preparing | B．have been preparing |
| C．had prepared | D．was prepared |
— Did Jenny return early last night?
— Exactly. It was not yet nine o’clock _____ she arrived home.
| A．before | B．until | C．that | D．when |
— Do you think our math teacher will free us of homework this week? Our yearly sports meeting starts tomorrow.
— _____! After all, we are already Senior 3 students.
| A．No problem | B．Forget it |
| C．No dream | D．I hope so |
China’s lunar space program has no purpose __________ scientific achievement, and it is not competing with any other country, a senior official said yesterday.
| A．or rather | B．other than |
| C．free from | D．rather than |